Posts Tagged ‘stair railing’
Front Entryway Redo
A client in New Jersey contacted us to provide a front entryway redo. They wanted to put a new custom aluminum railing on the front steps and landing to their home. Also, they wanted to install a new posts for the front porch overhang. They also requested a new mailbox to be created in the…
Read MoreCustom Oval Railing
A client in New York that was undergoing a renovation reached out to us for a project they wanted complete. It was an interior wrought iron railing. The inspiration for the iron railing design was for a custom oval railing design suspended vertically by horizontal rectangular bar members. It was on an additional vertical ½…
Read MoreCustom Modern Minimalistic Rail
A custom home builder in the greater Philadelphia area was renovating an old barn to turn it into a beautiful home. They decided to reuse as much as possible while they turn it into their rustic modern home. The builder reached out to us as they wanted a custom modern and minimalistic stair railing design.…
Read MoreShorefront Railing
A contractor was building a custom home for a client with a beachfront property on the Delaware shore. The custom shore home had a basement that required an egress staircase. The basement stair also required a code compliant handrail for people to traverse the steps as well as a 36” high railing at grade level…
Read MoreModern and Minimalistic Railing
A builder in the Washington DC area was creating a custom contemporary home. It had 2 flights of stairs that required custom stair railings. When the initial budget design conversation was initiated the custom railing design was very minimalistic. It included ½” round vertical pickets, 2 ¼” caprail, 1 ½” X ½” bar channel and…
Read MoreCustom Cable Rail
A custom home builder was working on a project in a secluded area of northern New Jersey. On the back of the house project was a large outdoor living area. It also had a stair to go down to grade level. This project also included a second-floor terrace over part of the first floor living…
Read MoreStunning Iron Stair Railing
A local builder had renovated a home in the mainline Philadelphia area. The style was in the current best- selling trend, rustic modern farmhouse design. As part of the renovation, the interior iron stair railing design had a mix of traditional and minimalist design aspects. The stunning iron stair railing design had a standard molded…
Read MoreTop Job 2024
Compass Ironworks was presented a silver award from the 2024 NOMMA Top Job Competition for a complete residential stair entitled “Invisible Rigidity.” The Top Job 2024 competition is held annually. It is hosted by National Ornamental and Miscellaneous Metals Association (NOMMA). It is a competition where metal fabricators from across the country enter their best,…
Read MoreDesign Inspiration Scrapbook
For over a decade, we have been closely following interior design and architecture magazines to see what the hottest styles are. As soon as we see a photos of iron stair railings with a modern mono-stringer staircase design, we tear it out and add it to our inspiration folder. The wrought iron design inspiration folder…
Read MoreOrnate Railing
A New Jersey couple was building an exceptional house on the river. They brought in a local architect to work out the details of their build. They wanted a spectacular iron stairway railing design to accentuate the sensational spatial design. The challenge was for an iron railing design that had a level of formality and…
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